# man(1) wc_

Name

    wc - print newline, word, and byte counts for each file
Synopsis

    wc [OPTION]... [FILE]...
    wc [OPTION]... --files0-from=F
Description

Print newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

    -c, --bytes
print the byte counts

    -m, --chars
print the character counts

    -l, --lines
print the newline counts

    --files0-from=F
read input from the files specified by NUL-terminated names in file F; If F is - then read names from standard input

    -L, --max-line-length
print the length of the longest line

    -w, --words
print the word counts

    --help
display this help and exit

    --version
output version information and exit
